when will you start seeing results

ejohn024

hey guys i been going to gym and eating right well I think anyway so my question is to you guys when will you start seeing results??? but i do feel so much better this is only my second week I am not a patience person i cut out all snacks(only Healthy ones) should i only be eating 5 meals drink 100 oz of water a day eat salad but i guess i should replace salad because i don't know how to do portion control with the dressing i think i eat too much but i do not put alot on my plate and i dont know why at night is the hardest for me i do good during the day

malibu927

You don't need to do any of those things. You just need to create a calorie deficit. Log everything that enters your mouth. Eat the foods you enjoy in appropriate quantities (generally weighing them out on a food scale). Make sure you're getting plenty of nutrient-dense foods in but don't deprive yourself of a treat every so often. Do the exercises you enjoy, in a combination of both cardio and strength/resistance training. Learn how to be patient, because it's going to take time to get to where you want to be.

mabearof6

First, are you actually logging all your food? Weighing it on a foodscale? Losing weight is all about eating less calories then you body is burning each day. You can gave a deficit eating anything.

Second, I felt a difference about week 3. People started noticing around 20lbs.

jayemes

mabearof6 wrote: »

People started noticing around 20lbs.

Not true for everyone. I've lost 20 and it's not obvious yet. Depends on body type and how much you have to lose.

@OP for MFP to work you have to log your calories. Buy a food scale and weigh everything you eat. Log it all. Eat less than you burn and you'll lose the weight. If you don't want to/can't do that, this may not be the way for you to lose the weight. You have to find what will work for you.

ejohn024

THANKS GUYS TODAY WAS A HARD DAY FOR ME

ZhivagosGirl

I didn't have people notice until I'd lost about 40 lbs (but I started at 300). Honestly I still don't see it, I rely on measurements and clothes fit to tell me I'm losing. I still feel like I look the same - 65 lbs down. I see some serious re-composition in my future.

VeronicaA76

Take full body pictures of yourself is something skimpy (swimsuit). Do that once a month and compare the old pictures with the new ones side by side. Sometimes it's hard to see ourselves change because we see ourselves everyday. But month to month pictures will show a change.

Also, invest in a food scale and use it religiously for the first couple months. After that, there are some foods the "eyeball" measuring system works just fine for: such as leafy greens (a cup of raw baby spinach has 7 calories so it takes a lot of it to adversely affect your diet)

hydechildcare

Nights for me are also hard. I find it I stay busy till I am ready for dinner then I don't snack. I try to eat dinner away from TV and my phone so I notice quicker when I start to feel full. Weigh food does help. I weigh a steak the other day and it made me almost cry I would have never believe it was 19 oz of meat! Then I try to stay busy after dinner till about an hour before bed. Instead of a snack I have been doing sleepy time tea (nothing add) so I don't feel like I am missing out. I am almost a month in and I have lost a little more than 5 (maybe more. I have the bloat going on). I have been strength training and can notice the lost in my legs (my pants are looser around my thighs) and my collar bones are starting to show a little. My husband said he thinks my waist is smaller. I measure again this weekend so we will see!

shaunshaikh

Keep up the good work. Progress can often feel slow, but it is worth it. As for what you're doing, just follow the MFP guidelines. Maintain your calorie deficit and log everything religiously. Good luck.

hesn92

Are you counting calories?

To answer your question it depends on your body type and where you carry weight. My husband notices a difference after like 5 lbs but for everyone else to see a difference, probably closer to 10.

Ready2Rock206

Without any sort of logging and planning and just winging it by eating or not eating salads it will probably take a lot longer to see results than if you focus on what you're trying to accomplish, accurately logging your food and possibly trying to get some exercise in.

Kwoconnor

I didnt start to see real results until around month 4. I was obese and over 20% body fat. Now I'm 8.6%.

Here's my feedback on how it all worked for me... I simply focus on the food I was eating, keeping my calories restricted (1500) except for a couple of cheat meals Saturday and maybe Sunday) and just logged my weight every single day... even if it was up slightly or not... kept doing it... then slowly it started to come down... Then when I started to notice body shape changes I focused on my foods even more... better protein sources, worked out more intensely etc... I was getting my body fat measured every 2 weeks too and that feedback helped me know I was on the right track.

It was only the last 6 weeks I could finally say I'm where I wanted to be.
My Rules:

1. Daily food tracking a priority
2. Daily workout (http://www.menshealth.com/fitness/workout-daniel-craig)
3. See rules 1 & 2.

Good luck!